Olympus E-M1 III vs Sony W310

Lets examine more in depth at the Olympus E-M1 III versus Sony W310, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the other is a Ultracompact by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the image resolutions of the E-M1 III (20MP) and W310 (12MP) and the E-M1 III (Four Thirds) and W310 (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor sizing.

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The E-M1 III was introduced 10 years later than the W310 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-M1 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W310 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving straight into a thorough comparison, below is a quick summary of how the E-M1 III matches up versus the W310 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W310. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-M1 III Gallery & Sony W310 Gallery.

If you're intending to lug around your camera often, you're going to have to factor its weight and size. The Olympus E-M1 III offers outer dimensions of 134mm x 91mm x 69mm (5.3" x 3.6" x 2.7") having a weight of 580 grams (1.28 lbs) and the Sony W310 has specifications of 95mm x 55mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") along with a weight of 137 grams (0.30 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have attached at the time. Here is the front view physical size comparison of the E-M1 III versus the W310.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-M1 III and W310 is 67 and 96 respectively.

More often than not, it can be hard to envision the contrast in sensor measurements just by going through specifications. The graphic below will help offer you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-M1 III and W310.

To sum up, both cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-M1 III with its larger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Olympus E-M1 III will show more detail using its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images much more aggressively. The more recent E-M1 III is going to have an advantage in sensor innovation.